Kapil Sibal Slams UP Govt For Kanwar Yatra Guidelines

20 Jul 2024

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal has sharply criticized the Uttar Pradesh government's directive requiring food shops along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners' names. He urged leaders to focus on development rather than divisive issues. Sibal argued that the ongoing debates about the yatra are distracting from India's...

UP govt puts off decision on digital attendance

17 Jul 2024

Following protests by primary teachers over digital attendance, the UP government has decided to form an expert committee to listen to the problems and suggestions of teachers. Digital attendance will be kept suspended till further orders. A decision will be taken on the basis of the committee’s report. This committee...

UP Assembly: Winter session to begin on November 28

11 Nov 2023

The winter session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly will commence on November 28, according to an order from the Legislative Assembly Secretariat. "Rajyapal (Governor), Uttar Pradesh has called Uttar Pradesh Eighteenth Vidhan Sabha to meet at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, the 28th November 2023 in the Vidhan Sabha Mandap, Vidhan...

Encroachment Crackdown: UP Government Launches Drive Against Illegal Land Occupants in Urban Areas

30 Apr 2023

The Uttar Pradesh government under the leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is set to take strong action against illegal constructions in the state, including the use of bulldozers to remove encroachments on all government lands such as parks, ponds, and puddles in urban areas. In an effort to crack...

UP govt likely to introduce millets-related dishes in mid-day meals

30 Apr 2023

Students of government schools in Uttar Pradesh may soon receive millets-related dishes at least once a week during lunch to improve their nutrition. The year 2023 has been declared the ‘International Year of Millets’, after a proposal for this was made by the government of India and supported by members...

SC urges UP govt to submit affidavit related to killing of Atiq, Ashraf

28 Apr 2023

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to submit an affidavit outlining the actions taken in relation to the killings of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother, Ashraf Ahmed, and also the incidents prior to them. The apex court also questioned Uttar Pradesh as to why Atiq...

UP govt apprehends 507 accused in forced conversions, 291 cases registered

18 Nov 2022

The UP government while being stringent against the forced conversions in the state, has arrested 507 accused after registering 291 cases in the state so far since November 20. The action comes ever since the Prohibition of Illegal Religious Conversion Act came into force two years ago, a state government...